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# 1  
Old 07-04-2007
pwd & cd commands not working in shell script
Here is my script

#!/bin/bash
pwd
cd /var/lib/pgsql

Both "pwd" and "cd" are not executed is there any other way i can change the current working directory to /var/lib/pgsql pls help!
# 2  
Old 07-04-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by perk_bud
Here is my script

#!/bin/bash
pwd
cd /var/lib/pgsql

Both "pwd" and "cd" are not executed is there any other way i can change the current working directory to /var/lib/pgsql pls help!
Do you want to change current working directory by running this script? Then run your script as follows
Code:
. script_name

Note the space between dot and script_name
# 3  
Old 07-04-2007
I want to display the result of the current working directory in the script how do i do it
# 4  
Old 07-04-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by perk_bud
I want to display the result of the current working directory in the script how do i do it
Can you explain this? I dont get you.
# 5  
Old 07-04-2007
I want to use the follwing command

pwd in the script but it says command not found after executing
# 6  
Old 07-04-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by perk_bud
I want to use the follwing command

pwd in the script but it says command not found after executing
Can you show the exact error message you are getting?
# 7  
Old 07-04-2007
Thanks for helping me actually i was making a very sily mistake as some garbage characters were getting into my script any way thanx a lot
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